Meanwhile, it was a win for the Hokies, but did it mean anything? With Georgia Tech's win over Duke on Saturday, the Hokies have been formally eliminated from the conference championship picture and appear headed for a second-tier bowl (perhaps the Gator Bowl or Champs Sports Bowl?).

ESPN.com's Heather Dinich seems to think that Clemson will upset Georgia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. That would open the door for Virginia Tech to play in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, as the ACC's No. 2 pick, against a Southeastern Conference opponent. (The Hokies would be the second team selected because seems unlikely that Georgia Tech would be picked for a bowl game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome, about a mile from its campus.)